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Actress Shin Hye-sun revealed the reason she chose "Secret Gratitude" as her next project after the Netflix hit "Lady Dua."
The team behind tvN's new Saturday-Sunday drama "Secret Gratitude" held an online production press conference on the afternoon of the 20th. Director Lee Soo-hyun and actors Shin Hye-sun, Gong Myung, Kim Jae-wook, and Hong Hwa-yeon attended.
"Secret Gratitude" is a tense, close-contact romance about Joo-won (played by Shin Hye-sun), a charismatic audit office chief who harbors a secret, and Noh Gi-jun (played by Gong Myung), an audit office ace demoted overnight to handle internal misconduct (PM) investigations.
On this day, when asked about her reason for joining the project, Shin Hye-sun honestly said, "'Lady Dua' was good, but (the work) was a bit too dark. So there were things I wanted to shed both professionally and personally. I wanted to do a drama with a bright and light feel."
She continued, "'Lady Dua' ended, and I was able to start filming 'Secret Gratitude' right after. It was such a great timing; we met at the perfect moment," expressing high satisfaction.
"Secret Gratitude" will premiere on the 25th at 9:10 p.m.
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